Posts in Past Patients Blog

We have recently admitted several Hawksbill Post Hatchlings: Tuck (Feb 17, 2008) A post hatching Hawksbill Sea Turtle was picked up at Ocean Reef Club[…]

February 17, 2008 PICO, a juvenile Green Sea Turtle was rescued in December 2006, when found floating and having multiple fibropapilloma tumors. Doctor Doug Mader[…]

Brandy, an adult female Green Sea Turtle was rescued in July 2007. Reported to the FWC by Good Samaritan fishermen, she was anchored by two[…]

Shan’Jon is a sub-adult Loggerhead sea turtle. Shan’Jon came to the hospital on January 5th, 2007 from Little Knock ’em Down Key. He was found[…]

Candy (Feb 22, 2008) Home owners in Tavinier reported a turtle floating off the end of their 500 foot dock. Turtle Hospital staff responded and[…]

Meet Joey. Joey is a juvenile Green sea turtle, and he is everybody’s favorite. Joey has grown up here at the hospital. He came to[…]

Twizzler is a juvenile Hawksbill sea turtle who was found floating in sargassam seaweed and wrapped in a plastic burlap-like sack in August of 2005.[…]

Sharky, a Green sea turtle was found on the North end of Jupiter Island, Florida and has been at The Turtle Hospital since January 6,[…]

Ali was rescued on June 23, 2001 from Rabbit Key, Florida and was named after the famous boxer, Muhammad Ali (due to some personality similarities).[…]

  Bubbles, an adult male Loggerhead, was rescued from Tavernier Creek, Florida on July 7 2002. He was hit by a boat, resulting in spinal[…]

Nov 20, 2007 Bowser is an adult Loggerhead Sea Turtle and had been rescued from the South side of Content Passage in July 2007. Found[…]

Oct 28, 2007 SANCHEZ a juvenile Hawksbill Sea Turtle was found by a local fisherman on the Bay side of Boca Chica Bridge. Braided fishing[…]